Villarreal 0 - Real Sociedad 2

Villarreal: Viera; Josemi, César Arzo, Oscar, Alcantara; Héctor Font, Rubio (Xisco Nadal 69'), Roger, Calleja (Diego Forlán 46'); Guayre, Guille Franco (Cazorla 60'). 4-4-2.
Real Sociedad: Riesgo; López Rekarte, Labaka, Ansotegui, Garrido; Mikel Alonso, Garitano; Xabi Prieto, Novo (Stevanovic 63'), Mark González (Uranga 78'); Skoubo (Nihat 86'). 4-2-3-1.

Team changes: Villarreal: Viera, Oscar, Alcantara, Héctor Font, Rubio, Calleja, Guayre for Barbosa, Gonzalo Rodríguez, Peña, Arruabarrena, Cazorla, Josico, José Marí / Real: Mikel Alonso for Nihat.

Goals:
0-1. 08. Mikel Alonso. Shot from outside area which went through hands of Viera.
0-2. 27. Mark González. Free kick from outside area which deflected in off wall.

Real Sociedad moved away from the danger zone with a 0-2 win over a depleted Villarreal on Saturday evening. With the Champions League semi-final coming up midweek, local coach Pellegrini left most of his big names out of his starting line up and included five B team players in his squad. And they paid the price when the visitors scored twice in the first half hour, Mikel Alonso opening the scoring with a long shot which went right through the hands of keeper Viera, and Mark González getting the second with a low free kick which took a deflection off the defensive wall. Pellegrini brought on Forlán at the break and the Uruguayan striker came close a couple of times, but Mark González could have increased the lead with along shot just wide of the post near the end.